2025 401k Max Limit. For 2025, the 401(k) contribution limit for employees is $23,000, or $30,500 if you are age 50 or older. The total overall 401 (k) contribution limit for 2025, which includes employer matching contributions and nonelective contributions, is $69,000.
The 2025 maximum 401k contribution limit will be $23,000, which is a an increase of $500 over the 2023 maximum 401k contribution limit of $22,500 (which had increased a record high $2,000 over the prior year). For 2025, the 401 (k) limit for employee salary deferrals is $23,000, which is above the 2023 401 (k) limit of $22,500.